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Home My WebLink AboutFire Department Comments ..:.--~ TRANSMITTALS TO AGENCIES FOR COMMENTS ON ) DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH THE CITY OF MERIDIAN _ , To insure that your comments and recommendations will be e~D IW8i the Meridian City Council please submit your APR '.~, .I comments and recommendations to Meridian City Hair ., . " , Attn: Will Berg, City Clerk, by: April 1 0, 2007 8Ny ~lf Meridian Y erk Office Transmittal Date: March 2S, 2007 File No.: FP 07 -OOS Hearing Date: April 17 , 2007 Request: Final Plat approval of 54 single-family residential building lots, 1 swimming pool lot & 13 common lots on 24.63 acres in an R-S zone for Bearwood Subdivision No.1 ;1 " ~p /CITYOF \../VI erzdztrlt IDAHO ~. , C):i\.. {~'""N "I'!'~ THIi..\SllR.c V..'\l.-~"" MAYOR Tammy de Weerd CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Keith Bird Joseph W. Borton Charles M. Rountree Shaun Wardle CITY DEPARTMENTS City Attorney/HR 703 Main Street 898-5506 (City Attorney) 898-5503 (HR) Fax 884-8723 By: Tuscany Development, LLC Location of Property or Project: west of S. Stoddard Road, east of S. Linder Road and south of W. Overland Road Fire 540 E. Franklin Road 888-1234 I fax 895-0390 Steve Siddoway (no FP) David Moe (no FP) Wendy Newton-Huckabay (No FP) Michael Rohm (No FP) Tom O'Brien (No FP) Tammy de Weerd, Mayor Charlie Rountree, CIC Joe Borton, C/C Keith Bird, C/C David Zaremba C/C _ Water Department Sewer Department Sanitary ServiceS(No VAR, VAC, FP) Building Department I Rich Greene K Fire Department _ Police Department _ City Attorney City Engineer City Planner Parks Department _ Economic Dev. (CUP only) Parks & Recreation 11 W. Bower Street 888-3579 I fax 898-5501 Planning 660 E. Watertower Lane Suite 202 884-5533 I fax 888-6854 Police 1401 E. Watertower Lane 888~6678 I fax 846-7366 Public Works 660 E. Watertower Lane Suite 200 898-5500 I fax 898-9551 Building 660 E. Watertower Lane Suite 150 887-2211 I fax 887-1297 - Wastewater 3401 N. Ten Mile Road 888-2191 I fax 884-0744 Your Concise Remarks: - Water 2235 N. W. 8th Street 888-5242 I fax 884-1159 Meridian School District (No FP) Meridian Post Office(FP/Pp only) _Ada County Highway District Ada County Development Services Central District Health Nampa Meridian Irrig. District Settlers Irrig. District Idaho Power CO. (FP,PP,CUP) Owest (FP/PP only) Intermountain Gas (FP/PP only) Bureau of Reclamation (FP/PP only) Idaho Transportation Dept. (No FP) Ada County Ass. Land Records Downtown Projects: Meridian Development Corp. Historical Preservation Comm. Sourth of RR I SW Meridian: NW Pipeline RE€EIVEft= MAR 2 9 2007 Meridian Fire Department $..e-iO- ~ff~e[) , ~ CITY HALL 33 EAST IDAHO AVENUE MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 (208) 888-4433 CITY CLERK - FAX 888-4218 FINANCE & UTILITY BILLING - FAX 887--4813 MAYOR'S OFFICE - FAX 884-8119 Printed on recycled paper I -.""""W' MA YOR TAMMY DE WEERD COUNCIL MEMBERS JOE BORTON KEITH BlIm CHARLES M. ROUNTREE SHAUN WARDLE RURAL FIRE COMMISSIONERS RICl-lARD GREENE TERRY LEIGHTON CLAlRBOWMAN :M'ERl'DI.JLN" CTI1//1?':Il'RM }1'R'E 'nET :AR'T2\1'E:N'T . ~'i~..~' '~ eM;; ,-,',-y --,.., l~I;i!it' "'~. ____"n. , erldian-',,(;"",~, ',,~:"~-f! CHIEF RON ANDERSON ASST. CHIEF KENW. BOWERS DEPUTY CHIEF - FIRE PREVENTION JOSEPH SILVA DEPUTY CHIEF - TRAINING B1LLJOHNSON 540 East Fnll1 klin Road Meridian, lD 83642 (208) 888-1234 Fisx (208) 895-0390 Revised 02-15-07 City Staff Meeting Date 4- L,O-07 Reviewer: 0 Joseph Silva ~ch Greene OJ eremy Greene r KW Bowers Planner Assigned: 0 Caleb Hood 0 Anna Canning o Sonya Watters 0 Kristy Vigil o Matt Ellsworth 0 Justin Lucas ORick Jackson o Pete Friedman o Jenny Veatch o Amanda Hess E-Mail to Planning Staff 0 File/Subdivision - "BJl. A (<.. LV 0 0 f) s...vbt); U l.c i OJ t:t-. J File No. - FP 0 7- oog SUBJECT: The following will be the requirements and/or concerns to provide minimwn levels of fire protection for the proposed proj ect: ~ One and two family dwellings not exceeding 3600 square feet will require a fire-flow of 1,000 gallons per minute available for duration of 2 hours to service the entire proj ect. One and two story family dwellings 3600 square feet and greater will require a minimum fire flow of 1500 gallons per minute. Fire hydrants shall be placed an average of 500' apart. International Fire Code Appendix C ~ Acceptance of the water supply for fire protection will be by the Meridian Fire Department and ~r quality by the Meridian Water Department for bacteria testing. 'M' Final Approval of the fire hydrant locations shall be by the Meridian Fire Department. r- a. Fire Hydrants shall have the 4 Y;" outlet face the main street or parking lot aisle. b. The Fire hydrant shall not face a street which does not have addresses on it. c. Fire hydrant markers shall be provided per Public Works specifications. d. Fire Hydrants shall be placed on comers when spacing permits. e. Fire hydrants shall not have any vertical obstructions to outlets within 10'. f. Fire hydrants shall be placed 18" above fmished grade to the center ofthe 4 Yz" outlets. g. Fire hydrants shall be provided to meet the requirements of the IFC Section 509.5. h. Show all proposed or existing hydrants for all new construction or additions to existing buildings within 1,000 feet ofthe project. b)4. Any roadway greater than 150 feet in length that is not provided with an outlet shall be required to have an approved turn around. Phasing of the project may require a temporary approved turn around on streets greater than 150' in length with no outlet. 1 --------- ~. All entrance and internal roads and alleys shall have a turning radius of 28' inside and 48' ~de radius. EIJ;6. All common driveways shall be straight or have a turning radius of 28' inside and 48' outside and shall have a clear driving surface which is 20' wide and support an imposed weight of 75,000 GVW. E:l7. Private Alleys and Fire Lanes shall have a 20' wide improved surface capable of supporting an imposed load of 75,000 lbs. All roadways shall be marked in accordance with Appendix D Section DI03.6 Signs. ~. Requirements for dead-end fire apparatus access roads that are between 500' -750' in length. The ~ways shall be built to Ada County Highway Standards cross section requirements and shall have a clear driving surface, available at all times, which is 26' wide. Streets with less than a 35' street width shall have no parking. Streets with less than 39' shall have parking only on one side. These measurements shall be based on the face of curb dimension. Special approval required over 750' IFC Table DI03.4. The roadway shall be able to accommodate an imposed load of 75,000 GVW. c:.J9. For all Fire Lanes provide signage "No Parking Fire Lane". .)iz6.'O. Insure that all yet undeveloped parcels are maintained free of combustible vegetation. E]11. Fire lanes, streets, and structures including the canopy height of mature trees shall have a vertical clearance of 13 '6. ~2. Operational fire hydrants, temporary or pennanent street signs and access roads with an all ~ther surface are required before combustible construction is brought on site. ~~. To increase emergency access to the site a minimwn of two points of access will be required /~~~~ny portion of the project, which serves more than 50 homes. The two entrances should be separated by no less than Y2 the diagonal measurement of the full development. The applicant shall provide a stub street to the property to the (wesVeasVnorthlsouth). CJ14. Building setbacks shall be per the International Building Code for one and two story construction. 'U{5. The roadways shall be built to Ada County Highway Standards cross section requirements and ~l have a clear driving surface. Streets with less than a 29' street width shall have no parking. Streets with less than 33' shall have parking only on one side. These measurements shall be based on the back of curb dimension. The roadway shall be able to accommodate an imposed load of 75,000 GVW. E]16. Commercial and office occupancies will require a fire-flow consistent with the International Fire Code to service the proposed project. Fire hydrants shall be placed per Appendix D. [;117. The proposed lot subdivision with an estimated 2.9 residents per household would have a total estimated population of residents at build out. 2 -~ 018. The proposed multi-family lot has an estimated units with a total estimated population of residents at build out The Meridian Fire Department has experienced 2612 responses in the year 2004. According to a report completed by Fire & Emergency Services Consulting Group our requests for service are projected to reach 2800 in the year 2005 and 3800 by the year 2010. [J19. The office/commerciallots lot will have an unknown transient population and will have an unknown impact on Meridian Fire Department call volumes. The Meridian Fire Department has experienced 2612 responses in the year 2004. According to a report completed by Fire & Emergency Services Consulting Group our requests for service are projected to reach 2800 in the year 2005 and 3800 by the year 2010. 020. The proposed project lies outside the five-minute response zone goal. Achievement of this goal is subject to budgetary constraints and is intended to enhance the probability of a favorable outcome on a request for Basic Life Support. The budget constraints are typically defined as capital outlay for facilities that are located within 1.5 miles from a given location and sufficient operational funds to staff the facilities. ~. The fire department requests that any future signalization installed as the result of the ~lopment of this project be equipped with Opticom Sensors to ensure a safe and efficient response by fire and emergency medical service vehicles. This cost of this installation is to be borne by the developer. 'LJ'22. Maintain a separation of 5' from the building to the dumpster enclosure. []23. Provide a Knox box entry system for the complex prior to occupancy. 024. The first digit ofthe Apartment/Office Suite shall correspond to the floor level. ~5. The applicant shall work with Planning Department staff to provide an address identification ~. and a sign which meets the requirements of the City of Meridian sign ordinance at the required intersection(s). 026. The Fire Dept. has concerns about the ability to address the project and have the addresses visible from the street which the project is addressed off of. Please contact the Addressing Specialist at 898-5500 to address this concern prior to the public hearing. :~27. All aspects of the building systems (including exiting systems), processes & storage practices shall be required to comply with the International Fire Code. [J28. The proposed location of the Meridian Fire Station meets the general requirements of the Master Site Plan for fire station locations. The site appears to have met the minimum lot dimensions required for a satellite fire station location. []29. All portions of the buildings located on this project must be within 150' of a paved surface as measured around the perimeter of the building. ~. Provide exterior egress lighting as required by the International Building & Fire Codes. 3 -- 0,31. Where a portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction is more than 400 feet (122 m) from a hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building, on-site fire hydrants and mains shall be provided where required by the code official. For buildings equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 the distance requirement shall be 600 feet (183). a. For Group R-3 and Group U occupancies, the distance requirement shall be 600 feet (183 m). b. For buildings equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2, the distance requirement shall be 600 feet (183 m). 032. All Daycare's must pass an inspection using the criteria of the Idaho State Fire Marshal. If the applicant has concerns about meeting the State Fire Marshal criteria an inspection will be completed at a cost of $20. 033. All electric gates are required to be 20' wide and be equipped with a Knoxbox key switch. []34. All R-2 occupancies with 3 or more units shall be required to be fire sprinklered. Q,35. There shall be a fire hydrant within 100' of all fire department connections. []36. Buildings over 30' in height are required to have access roads in accordance with The International Fire Code Appendix D Section D105. 037. This project will be required to provide a 20' wide swing or rolling emergency access gate. The gate shall be equipped with a Knoxbox Padlock which has to be ordered thru the Meridian Fire Department. 038. Please contact the Fire Marshal at 888-1234 to work specific issues associated with this project as soon as possible. 039. Emergency response routes and fire lanes shall not be allowed to have speed bumps. ~, Pool chemicals shall he stored in compliance with the International Fire Code. [;]41. Gates shall be provided on the front and rear of the property. D42. Side yard fences shall not be allowed. [J43. Public alleys that serve Mews shall be a minimrnn of24 feet wide. 044. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL - Buildings or facilities exceeding 30 feet (9144nun) or three stories in height shall have at least three means of fire apparatus access for each structure. Two of the access roads shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half ofthe length of the overall diagonal dimension of the property or area to be served, measured in a straight line. 4 ~ ~ 045. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL - Buildings or facilities having a gross building area of more than 62,000 square feet (5760 m2) shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads separated by one half of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the property or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet (11520 m2) that have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all buildings are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems. (Remoteness Required) []46. ALLEY - The entrance to the alley from the public street shall provide a minimum twenty- eight foot (28') inside and forty-eight foot (48') outside turning radius. No parking shall be allowed on either side of the street within fifty feet (50') of the alley entrance as measured from the centerline of the alley. The minimum rear setback for alley accessed properties shall be 20 feet to the garage if the alley width is 16 feet or 18 feet to the garage if the alley width is 20 feet. 047. The fire department is opposed to any landscape island in the middle of a cuI de sac that may prevent a fire truck from turning around on the end of the court. 048. Approved fire apparatus access roadways shall be provided to all athletic fields and concession stands. Approved water supply shall be provided to all structures. Plans and specifications shall be provided for review and approval. 049. The proposed project has no fire department concerns. 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